Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 Discovery Series II - Workshop Manual - 1999MY ON - 6th Edition - NAS02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 INTRODUCTION32 33 GENERAL INFORMATION34 35 GENERAL DATA36 IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS37 38 TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS39 40 LIFTING AND TOWING41 CAPACITIES, FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS AND SEALANTS42 43 44 MAINTENANCE45 46 ENGINE - V847 48 EMISSION CONTROL - V849 50 ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V851 FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - V852 53 COOLING SYSTEM - V854 55 MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS - V856 57 58 59 CLUTCH - V860 61 MANUAL GEARBOX - R38062 63 TRANSFER BOX - LT230SE64 65 66 AUTOMATIC GEARBOX - ZF4HP22 - 2467 PROPELLER SHAFTS68 69 REAR AXLE70 71 72 73 74 75 FRONT AXLE76 77 78 79 STEERING80 FRONT SUSPENSION81 82 83 REAR SUSPENSION84 85 86 87 BRAKES88 RESTRAINT SYSTEMS89 90 DOORS91 EXTERIOR FITTINGS92 93 INTERIOR TRIM COMPONENTS94 SCREENS95 96 97 SEATS98 99 SUNROOF100 CHASSIS AND BODY DIMENSIONS101 102 103 104 PANEL REPAIRS105 106 107 108 BODY SEALING MATERIALS109 110 111 112 113 CORROSION PREVENTION AND SEALING114 PAINTING115 HEATING AND VENTILATION116 117 AIR CONDITIONING118 119 WIPERS AND WASHERS120 CHARGING AND STARTING121 122 LIGHTING123 BODY CONTROL UNIT124 125 126 ALARM SYSTEM AND HORN127 128 WINDOWS129 IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT130 HARNESSES131 DRIVING AIDS132 NAVIGATION SYSTEM133 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover Discovery II79 · STEERING
79 · Steering & suspension

STEERING (Description): DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (page 5 of 11)

Make
Land Rover
Model
Discovery II
Section
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
STEERINGDescription · page 5 of 11
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STEERING

DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

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Principle of operation
Movement of the input shaft is transferred through the pin to the torsion bar and valve rotor on the input shaft. As the 
input shaft turns, the spline of the torsion bar turns the worm gear. This action causes the roller to rotate on its bearings 
and move. As the roller is located by a pin to a yoke on the output shaft, the output shaft rotates in the steering box 
housing. As the amount of torque acting on the input shaft increases the torsion bar starts to twist. As the torsion bar 
twists the valve rotor turns in the valve sleeve. When the ports in the valve rotor and valve sleeve are turned, hydraulic 
fluid is directed to chamber 'A' or 'B' in the power cylinder.

With hydraulic fluid in one chamber under high pressure, the piston moves. The return line ports in the rotary valve, 
aligned by the movement of the valve rotor, allow the fluid in the opposite chamber to flow to return. The teeth of the 
rack move and transfer the force from the piston to the output shaft, giving assistance to move the drop arm. As the 
output shaft rotates the torsion bar load is decreased. The rotor on the input shaft will return as the torsion bar 
unwinds, the rotary valve will then be in a neutral position and the pressure in chambers 'A' and 'B' will equalise. With 
no high pressure acting on the piston, force on the piston and rack is released. 

To prevent heat accumulation at full steering lock due to excessive pressure, a relief valve inside the steering box is 
opened as the box approaches full lock. The relief valve pins are located in the cylinder cover and housing and are 
not to be adjusted.

The steering box design ensures a mechanical link through the course spline on the control valve rotor, the spline will 
become engaged if:

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The hydraulic pressure fails.

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The steering box rotary control valve fails.

The coarse spline may also engage in some full lock situations if sufficient torque is applied to the input shaft.

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